William HOLDER [Parents] was born on 2 Jan 1823 and was christened on 11 Jan 1831. He died about 1878. William HOLDER married Maria FORBES.

Maria FORBES [Parents] was born on 5 May 1827 in Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa. She died on 27 Aug 1908. Maria FORBES married William HOLDER.

They had the following children:

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Sarah Ann HOLDER died.

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Elizabeth Maria HOLDER died.

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Henry HOLDER died.

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William Alexander HOLDER died.

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Joseph Edward HOLDER died.

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Caroline HOLDER died.

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Louisa Jane HOLDER died.

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Ellen HOLDER died.

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Harriet HOLDER died.

James SCOTT was born on 10 Aug 1820 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He died on 17 Jul 1890 in Queenstown, South Africa. James SCOTT married Ann FORBES on 10 Jan 1850 in Fort Peddie, Cape Colony.

On 2/7/1839, James Scott was enlisted in the " Scottish Engineers", Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland as a carpenter/private in the Royal Corps of Sappers & Miners. He was employed at Woolwich and Chatham, England. In April 1842 he was posted as a Private 2nd class, 10th Company, to Fort Peddie. The 10th Company was stationed at Fort Beaufort.

In 1858 he became Chairman of the Municipal Council, Fort Beaufort, Cape
Colony. After leaving the army ran a General Dealer's Business there.

Ann FORBES [Parents] was born on 8 Aug 1829. She died on 12 Jan 1921 in Lady Frere, South Africa. Ann FORBES married James SCOTT on 10 Jan 1850 in Fort Peddie, Cape Colony.

After the death of her husband JAMES SCOTT in 1890, Ann lived with her children Daisy (widow of Walter Lockhart Scott), Effie Stone (nee Scott), Jane ("Janie") Rauch (nee Scott) and Mary Barrett (nee Scott). She died
at the Barrett 's home at Lady Frere on 12th January 1921.

John Alexander FORBES [Parents] was born on 4 Jun 1835. He died on 1 Dec 1904 in Aliwal North, South Africa.. John Alexander FORBES married Ann Maria HARRIS on 5 Mar 1860 in Aliwal North, Cape, South Africa.

Ann Maria HARRIS was born on 13 Nov 1843 in Witgens Spruit, Aliwal North, South Africa. She died on 10 Aug 1919 in Delmas, Transvaal, South Africa. and was buried in Benoni Cemetary, Benoni, S. Africa. Ann Maria HARRIS married John Alexander FORBES on 5 Mar 1860 in Aliwal North, Cape, South Africa.